Benedictine and Padua Franciscan are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Benedictine Bengals will stay at home for another week and welcome the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benedictine's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Padua Franciscan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Defiance 28-6. The result was nothing new for the Bengals, who have now won nine games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Padua Franciscan). They managed a 39-34 victory over Buckeye on Friday. Padua Franciscan's win was all the more impressive since the Bucks were averaging only 14.17 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Roderick Love, who rushed for 263 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards. Nick Barker was another key player, throwing for 213 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Padua Franciscan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Christian Ruggiero.
Benedictine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.1 points. As for Padua Franciscan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Everything came up roses for Benedictine against Padua Franciscan in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 40-7 win. Will Benedictine repeat their success, or does Padua Franciscan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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